under scrutiny
idiom
formal
: being carefully examined especially in a critical way
Their behavior is under scrutiny again.
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Ambien is under scrutiny following recent claims about Joe Biden’s use of the popular sleep aid.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
The schools under scrutiny are the University of Louisville, the University of Nebraska Omaha, the University of Miami, the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University.
—Carma Hassan, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
The practice of military aircraft flying in civilian airspace, particularly for drills and other non-combat missions, without ADS-B out turned on has been under scrutiny since a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet over the Potomac River earlier this year.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 July 2025
The process of warning residents is under scrutiny as the federal Integrated Public Alert & Warning System was not used to send Emergency Alert System texts to cellphone users in the region.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 July 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
The schools under scrutiny are the University of Louisville, the University of Nebraska Omaha, the University of Miami, the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University.
—Carma Hassan, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
The practice of military aircraft flying in civilian airspace, particularly for drills and other non-combat missions, without ADS-B out turned on has been under scrutiny since a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet over the Potomac River earlier this year.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 July 2025
The process of warning residents is under scrutiny as the federal Integrated Public Alert & Warning System was not used to send Emergency Alert System texts to cellphone users in the region.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 July 2025
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“Under scrutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20scrutiny. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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